Wild Columbia County
Hiking, camping, and wildlife viewing in northwest Oregon’s hidden jewel
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“First-ever study of reptiles, amphibians in Columbia County” wins 2nd place in newspaper contest
The Spotlight did exceptionally well at the Better Newspaper Contest held this year by The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Among other awards, reporter Kaelyn Cassidy won second-place in the Spotlight’s size division in the Best Feature Story-General category for……her article about us, “First-ever study of reptiles, amphibians in Columbia County published”! We’re honored that they…
Deer Island and its Slough (Conservation Priority #4)
Deer Island Slough is different from our other conservation priorities. Rather than protecting forest, stream, or meadow habitat, the key feature here is a six mile long channel of the Columbia that has been diked off from the main river, maintaining a unique wetlands feature that supports the largest turtle population in Columbia County. Interesting…
Columbia County Reptiles Get-together on June 25th
We’ll be having at get-together at 6pm on Thursday, June 25th to celebrate and discuss the results of the Columbia County Reptiles and Amphibians paper. This wouldn’t be a formal talk (you can read the paper for that), but an informal hangout to discuss the results, answer questions, and talk about future action. The hangout…
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Visit the Friends of Liberty Hill website or their Facebook page to learn about this unique meadow and what we can do to save it for our community.
About Us
Jonathan grew up in St. Helens and has family in Yankton and Rainier. Matt grew up in Warren and currently lives in Scappoose. Jonathan’s wife Rosey and daughters Chhaya (less so) and Sophia (more so) join them on some of their adventures.
Local groups
Friends of Dalton Lake Nature Preserve
Friends of CZ Linear Park Trail
Global Conservation
A few orgs doing God’s work:
Creative Conservation Alliance
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